GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Now, a wave of technology innovation and funding from an eclectic group of companies ranging from Google’s parent Alphabet, to the Seed2Growth fund linked to Lukas Walton (grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton), to Cargill and Chevron Ventures (both focused on fish-feed ventures) is changing the tide again. Among the emerging U.S.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 26, 2024

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Endeavor Composites intercepts landfill-destined post-industrial fibers and sustainably repurposes them into semi-finished goods for the composite industry.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2022

The result is that too often, the most promising climate innovations run right into a brick wall of the status quo. It’s clear that we need to accelerate climate policy innovation with the same urgency and equity lens that we devote to tech innovation. That’s why we launched the Policy Lab on Earth Day in 2021.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 9, 2020

While 3D printed steak and lab-produced chicken are on their way to the market, one innovative company has set their sights on providing a well-rounded menu of seafood options that don’t come from the sea. The United States is regarded as having the most sustainable fisheries management program in the world. However, the U.S.

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Seafood Innovation Microplastics Pollution 36

Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

These early-stage startups are working on innovations from vertical-axis wind turbines to carbon-negative concrete. Axis Sky Renewables (Houston, Texas) creates innovative wind solutions, specializing in vertical-axis wind turbines that are less expensive to produce, deploy, and maintain than traditional wind turbines.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

Plus, the touted sustainability benefits to deriving seafood-like ingredients from plants include reducing the reliance on open-sea fishing and fish farming, not to mention sidestepping the labor abuses found in seafood supply chains. Kelp-based "shrimp" is kosher and won't trigger a life-threatening shellfish allergy.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Green purchases are those that have a low environmental impact and are more sustainable in terms of the materials they’re made from and the sourcing and manufacturing practices that make them. Buying sustainable products and purchasing from green suppliers and vendors promotes resource efficiency. Innovation.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The vast majority ends up in landfills, where its slow degradation allows it to accumulate, while pervasive microplastics have been found everywhere, from inside living bodies to the bottom of the ocean. “At The work was recently published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. “We

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 7, 2021

Nexe Innovations, a Vancouver-based company, set out to eliminate plastic , explaining, “Our mission is to replace everyday products with plant-based materials.” Related: Boost your morning with mushroom coffee in sustainable packaging The result is a plant-based pod that is fully compatible with existing single-serve machines.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Brausch for The Verge Sustainable tires are becoming a reality, but are they coming soon enough? Truly sustainable tires are becoming a reality, but will it be enough? Truly sustainable tires are becoming a reality, but will it be enough? Illustration by Nico H. Renewable rubber Bridgestone’s “Wireless-In-Wheel” technology.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Seabirds, whales, seals, turtles, and fish mistake plastic bags, bottles, and microplastics (fragments smaller than 5 millimeters) for food, leading to ingestion and starvation. Microplastics can also absorb and concentrate harmful toxins in the ocean, entering the food chain and bioaccumulating in predators like fish and shellfish.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 6, 2024

This is not just about enforcement; it’s about creating a more sustainable future where economic and environmental interests are aligned,” wrote Craig Cookson, senior director of plastics sustainability at the ACC, in a January op-ed for the Albany Times-Union. “A

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The company’s B-pods offer premium coffees from licensed brand partners that produce ethically and sustainably sourced coffee. Related: Startup creates compostable, single-serve coffee bags for your busy mornings Bruvi is also an innovative product meant to cater to all types of caffeine-lovers.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

The key to alleviating the damage our food production system creates starts with the selection and procurement of sustainably grown and produced products. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation. Sustainable Food Choices.

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Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

The spotlight If you’ve read any climate-related news in the past several years, you’re probably familiar with the scourge of microplastics. A study published just last month in the journal Toxicological Sciences tested 62 placentas, and found microplastics, in varying concentrations, in every single one.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

Innovate UK's Jonny Voon explores some of the most exciting green ideas this year, ranging from UK lithium mining and plastic recycling breakthroughs, clothing that 'grows' with the children wearing it. Key to a sustainable recovery is innovation. Jonny Voon is head of the Sustainable Innovation Fund at Innovate UK.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

The key to alleviating the damage our food production system creates starts with the selection and procurement of sustainably grown and produced products. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation. Sustainable Food Choices.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Transition to Zero Pollution is an Imperial College London initiative which aims to build new partnerships between research, industry, and government to help realise a sustainable zero pollution future. This is exactly why Imperial College London is driving a holistic, joined-up approach to sustainability challenges. “We

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

The critical window for action to transform the plastics system across Europe in order to meet both circular economy and climate goals is narrowing, with a major ramp up in innovation, policy ambition, investment, and corporate cooperation urgently needed over the next five years.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

It’s important for business owners and global citizens to understand the source of this change to be empowered to anticipate and adapt to these changes and potentially help reverse them through intentional, sustainable action. . Resilience Thinking and Sustainability. The Holocene.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Now, a wave of technology innovation and funding from an eclectic group of companies ranging from Google’s parent Alphabet, to the Seed2Growth fund linked to Lukas Walton (grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton), to Cargill and Chevron Ventures (both focused on fish-feed ventures) is changing the tide again. Among the emerging U.S.

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Seafood Startups Carbon Health 28

Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

New tyre is designed to reduce air pollution in London as part of Mayor-backed Innovation Challenge. Delivery giant DPD has this week teamed up with tyre developer ENSO Tyres to trial the use of new green tyres that aim to reduce air and microplastic pollution from electric vehicles (EVs).

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

For this purpose, the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive can help reduce microplastics pollution by investing in wastewater treatment plants and stormwater management systems. Some use technologies like ozone oxidation, and membrane filtration. We all have a role to play, from policymakers and researchers to businesses and individuals.

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The City Fix

JUNE 8, 2023

“Plastic kills, and the damages of plastic pollution have no borders. We cannot beat plastic pollution if we don’t tackle climate change, environmental loss and food crises at the same time.” That was the powerful message Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2021

Plus, the touted sustainability benefits to deriving seafood-like ingredients from plants include reducing the reliance on open-sea fishing and fish farming, not to mention sidestepping the labor abuses found in seafood supply chains. Kelp-based “shrimp” is kosher and won’t trigger a life-threatening shellfish allergy.

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Seafood Startups Meat alternatives Innovation 36

Business Green

APRIL 11, 2021

With funding from the plastic bag charge Waitrose launched a £1m grant fund for innovative plastic-waste busting ideas - Hubbub's Trewin Restorick sets out the key achievements. The research studied the impact on the mussels and how the microplastics could be captured ensuring they didn't get released into the marine environment.

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Business Green

APRIL 18, 2022

Our latest research, carried out with Paula Kuss at the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies and published in Case Studies on Transport Policy , seeks to address this by quantifying the effectiveness of different initiatives to reduce urban car use. Covid-19: a missed opportunity? Congestion charges.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Use the links below to navigate this guide: The need for sustainable packaging: Giving perspective to our waste crisis. Consumers seek sustainable packaging solutions.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

The research has developed a sustainability metric for the ecological design of plastic products, like cup-lids, recognizing and quantifying their propensity to break-down more quickly in the environment (image credit: Bryan James/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution).

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever and even Tupperware have signed on with governments and NGOs to do away with "unnecessary" plastics and innovate so that other plastics will be reused, recycled or composted; and kept out of natural systems. Chief innovation officers. For innovation chiefs, Choi sees the benefit as fairly intuitive.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

A new study from Canadian non-profit Ocean Wise has shown that synthetic fibres, many released from clothing and textiles during domestic laundry, make up a large proportion of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean. The University of Cambridge spin-out aims to replace microplastics and single-use plastics with a plant-protein alternative.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The ChemScore report, published today and covering companies with combined revenues of over $860bn, found that 76 per cent of top chemicals firms are actively marketing greener, more sustainable products on their website. Our vision is to be a world-class sustainable chemical company making great products for society.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

The campaign encourages people to ditch all seafood for the month of February and instead adopt "plant-based, sustainable ways of eating". Sustainable fisheries advocates argue eating fish can be a sustainable dietary option as long as the seafood comes from well managed fisheries, a stance also backed by most governments.

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Seafood Plastics Sustainability Government 91

Business Green

AUGUST 28, 2020

PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever and even Tupperware have signed on with governments and NGOs to do away with "unnecessary" plastics and innovate so that other plastics will be reused, recycled or composted; and kept out of natural systems. Chief innovation officers. For innovation chiefs, Choi sees the benefit as fairly intuitive.

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Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 86

AGreenLiving

AUGUST 17, 2021

That process brings microplastics right back to our table inside seafood and field-grown crops. “With the launch of the BeBot, we are able to work smarter and sustainably while recovering plastic that has already seen the ocean and preventing new plastic from ever getting there in the first place.”

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Elemental Excelerator

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

We will bear witness as the massive climate-action energy gathering strength in city halls, schools, and boardrooms turns kinetic and steers markets away from extraction and toward life-sustaining systems. to build an innovation economy and meet our national climate commitments. Net zero infrastructure. Clean water, clean air.

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Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 14, 2022

Heard from 16 incredible innovators in Cohort X. Speed, Scale, Startups, and Schools of Sustainability. ” Over the course of two hours, we dove into all 10 climate OKRs, which range from accelerants like winning policy, innovating, and investing to solutions such as electrifying transportation to removing carbon. . .”

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